Man of La Mancha (film) Quotes

Man of La Mancha (film) is a television program that was first aired in 1970 . Man of La Mancha stopped airing in 1970.

It features Arthur Hiller as producer, Mitch Leigh (musical) in charge of musical score, and Giuseppe Rotunno as head of cinematography.

Man of La Mancha (film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of Man of La Mancha (film) is 132 minutes long. Man of La Mancha (film) is distributed by United Artists.

The cast includes: James Coco as Sancho, Peter O'Toole as Don Quixote, James Coco as Sancho Panza, Ian Richardson as The Padre, John Castle as Dr. Sanson Carrasco, Gino Conforti as The Barber, Harry Andrews as The Innkeeper, Brian Blessed as Pedro, and Julie Gregg as Alonso Quijana.

Man of La Mancha (film) Quotes

James Coco as Sancho Panza

• (James Coco) "Many a man has gone to bed feeling well, only to wake up the next morning and find himself dead."
• (Peter O'Toole) "That's a proverb."
• (James Coco) "Yes, Your Grace."
• (Peter O'Toole) "I don't approve of them."

• (James Coco) "Dying is such a waste of good health."

• (Aldonza) "All right, you're a squire. How does a squire squire?"
• (James Coco) "Well, first, I ride behind him. Then he fights. And then I pick him up off the ground."

• (James Coco) "They say one madman makes a hundred and love makes a thousand."
• (Aldonza) "What does that mean?"
• (James Coco) "I'm not sure."

Peter O'Toole as Don Quixote

• (Peter O'Toole) "Knowest thou what that really is?"
• (Gino Conforti) "Uh-uh."
• (Peter O'Toole) "The Golden Helmet of Mambrino. When worn by one of noble heart, it rendereth him invulnerable to all wounds. From what fallen knight didst thou steal it?"
• (Gino Conforti) "I didn't steal it."
• (Peter O'Toole) "Surrender it."
• (Gino Conforti) "Well, it cost me half a crown."
• (Peter O'Toole) "Surrender it, or I'll split --"
• (James Coco) "I must say, Your Grace, it is worth half a crown."
• (Peter O'Toole) "Peasant."

• (Peter O'Toole) "Dost not see? A monstrous giant of infamous repute whom I intend to encounter."
• (James Coco) "It's a windmill."
• (Peter O'Toole) "A giant. Canst thou not see the four great arms whirling at his back?"
• (James Coco) "A giant?"
• (Peter O'Toole) "Exactly."

• (Peter O'Toole) "Dear God, it is she. Sweet lady, fair virgin. I dare not gaze fully upon thy countenance as I'd be blinded by beauty."
• (Aldonza) "I'll get you the wine."
• (Peter O'Toole) "My lady, you must not wait upon my needs, I implore you. Speak once, your name"
• (Aldonza) "Aldonza."
• (Peter O'Toole) "My lady jest."
• (Aldonza) "Aldonza."

• (Peter O'Toole) "A knight must not complain of his wounds, though his bowels be dropping out."

• (Peter O'Toole) "See that your grooms care for my fleet-footed Rocinante, a horse of courage, sobriety, and chastity; the flower and glory of horseflesh."

• (Peter O'Toole) "Victory."
• (Aldonza) "Victory?"
• (James Coco) "Victory."
• (Peter O'Toole) "Victory."
• (Aldonza) "Victory."
• (James Coco) "Victory?"
• (Peter O'Toole) "Victory. VIctory. Victory."

• (Peter O'Toole) "Not well? What is illness to the body of a knight-errant? What matter wounds? For each time he falls, he shall rise again, and woe to the wicked."

Gino Conforti as The Barber

• (Gino Conforti) "Oh, by the beard of St. Anthony -- I do believe I see before me -- a knight -- in full armor. It's ridiculous. There aren't any knights."
• (Peter O'Toole) "What?"
• (Gino Conforti) "I was wrong. Forgive me. Forgive me, your -- your -- bigness. I thought I'd been touched by the sun."

• (Gino Conforti) "I can hear the cuckoo singing in the cuckooberry tree."
• (James Coco) "If he says that that's a helmet, I suggest that you agree."
• (Gino Conforti) "But he'll find it is not gold and will not make him bold and brave."
• (James Coco) "Well, at least he'll find it useful if he ever needs a shave."

Julie Gregg as Alonso Quijana

• (Julie Gregg) "Soft and fair, my friends; in last year's nests there are no birds this year."

Ian Richardson as The Padre

• (Ian Richardson) "One might say Jesus was mad -- Or Saint Francis."
• (John Castle) "A man who chooses to be mad can also choose to be sane."
• (Ian Richardson) "Oh, yes. It was easy enough planning this enterprise -- but it will be difficult to come out of it well. May not the cure be more cruel than the disease?"

Brian Blessed as Pedro

• (Brian Blessed) "My mules are not so stubborn."
• (Aldonza) "Fine. Make love to your mules."

Harry Andrews as The Innkeeper

• (Harry Andrews) "When has a poor man ever found time to run mad? Of course he has money, he's a gentleman."

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